Example 1

These headlines are most closely associated witha. a decline in African American participation in political activities
b. the beginning of the modern civil rights movement
c. Southern resistance to the Civil Rights Act of 1964
d. the effects of affirmative action programs

Example 2

…You express a great deal of anxiety over our willingness to break laws. This is certainly a legitimate concern. Since we so diligently urge people to obey the Supreme Court’s decision of 1954 outlawing segregation in the public schools, at first glance it may seem rather paradoxical for us consciously to break laws. One may want to ask: “How can you advocate breaking some laws and obeying others?” The answer lies in the fact that there are two types of laws: just and unjust. I would be the first to advocate obeying just laws. One has not only a legal but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws. I would agree with St. Augustine that “an unjust law is no law at all.”…
— Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.,
“Letter from Birmingham Jail,” April 16, 1963

Which type of action against unjust laws is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. supporting in this passage?

Example 3

…You express a great deal of anxiety over our willingness to break laws. This is certainly a legitimate concern. Since we so diligently urge people to obey the Supreme Court’s decision of 1954 outlawing segregation in the public schools, at first glance it may seem rather paradoxical for us consciously to break laws. One may want to ask: “How can you advocate breaking some laws and obeying others?” The answer lies in the fact that there are two types of laws: just and unjust. I would be the first to advocate obeying just laws. One has not only a legal but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws. I would agree with St. Augustine that “an unjust law is no law at all.”…
— Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.,
“Letter from Birmingham Jail,” April 16, 1963

Which statement most accurately summarizes the main idea of the passage?a. People must obey Supreme Court decisions.
b. You can never break some laws while obeying others.
c. Violence brings faster results than peaceful protest.
d. Following moral principles is sometimes more important than following the law.

Example 11

The statement below was made during the 1960s by Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play Major League Baseball in the United States.

Based on this statement, how did Jackie Robinson influence the civil rights movement?A. by encouraging social activism
B. by promoting racial segregation
C. by collecting political contributions
D. by organizing educational programs